ESKIV – Course Program

Regional Training course on Triatominae and Trypanosomiasis,

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International Workshop, Nimpe / IRD, Hanoi, (Vietnam)

Epidemiological Status of Kissing Bugs in Vietnam (ESKIV)

Regional Training course on Triatominae and Trypanosomiasis

Day 1 (June 17) REGIONAL_TRAINING_COURSE  
8H30-9h45

J.-P. Torreton (Representative of IRD) Tran Thanh Duong (Director of NIMPE) C. Tosi (DR, French Embassy)

Opening Ceremony  

9H50-10H00 Pham Thi Khoa (NIMPE) / JP Dujardin (IRD) Introduction

10h00-10h30 COFFEE

10h30-12H00 CJ Schofield (UK) Population dynamics of insects + Practice (if possible)

12h00-13H30 LUNCH  

13H30-15H00 S. Herder (France) Systematics of Trypanosomatidae

15h00-15h30 COFFEE  

15H30-16H30  M. Desquesnes (France) Trypanosome genetic identification techniques  

DAY 2 (June 18) REGIONAL_TRAINING_COURSE 

8H45-10H00  JP Dujardin (France) Population structure and reinfestation

10h00-10h30 COFFEE  

10H30-12h00  JP Dujardin (France) Morphometric software (CLIC, R)

12h00-13H30 LUNCH

13H30-15H00 S Catala (Argentine)  Antenal phenotypes (APH): Main physiological and ecological foundations supporting the use of APH to study Triatominae populations

15h00-15h30 COFFEE  

15H30-17H00 PRACTICE S. Catala (Argentine)  APH: Techniques for preparing antennae and counting sensilla under light microscopy. Statistic analysis and interpretation  

Day 3 (June 19) REGIONAL_TRAINING_COURSE 

8H45-10H00 F Panzera (Uruguay)  Holocentric Nature of the Chromosomes of Triatominae: Behavior and Segregation during cell divisions: mitosis and meiosis. Cytogenetic markers used for Taxonomy and population studies in Triatominae.

10h00-10h30 COFFEE

10H30-12h00 PRACTICE F Panzera (Uruguay)  Practice classes – Removal and fixing the gonads of the bugs for the chromosome analysis.

12h00-13H30 LUNCH

13H30-14H15 Truong Xuan Lam (IEBR, Vietnam)  Morphometrics of Triatoma rubrofasciata in Vietnam

14H15-15H00 Pham Thi Khoa (NIMPE, Vietnam)  Rearing T. rubrofasciata for insecticides tests.

15h00-15h30 COFFEE

15H30-16H30  C. Schofield (UK)  The Southern Cone and Central America  initiatives

16H30 FIELD Pham Thi Khoa (NIMPE, Vietnam)  Truong Xuan Lam (IEBR, Vietnam) Field visit